Lottery & Sweepstakes Scams

UNITY, PA – Two men from New York will soon be paroled after pleading guilty to swindling an 84-year-old woman from Unity Township, Pennsylvania, in a fake $5 million lottery …

ROSEBURG, ORE. — Two individuals have been arrested in connection with the theft of approximately 2,600 Oregon Lottery tickets—valued at nearly $54,000—from Lil Pantry Market & Deli on NE Edenbower …

TUCSON, Ariz. — A Jamaican national, Deeno Jackson, 27, is facing serious charges in Arizona for allegedly running a lottery scam that defrauded an elderly Tucson resident out of more …

GREENVILLE, N.C. — A Greenville woman has been charged with larceny by employee after allegedly stealing more than $25,000 worth of lottery tickets from her workplace. Yagbe Caranda, 22, was …

The Lohian Khas police have arrested a shopkeeper, Balwindar Kumar of Ward No. 9, for engaging in illegal gambling activities. Police said Kumar was caught selling lottery tickets without authorization …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A 68-year-old man from Arkansas has been arrested in connection with a scam that defrauded a Franklin County senior out of nearly $90,000. According to the …

A 45-year-old Sanford woman, Lashawnda Simone Stokes, was indicted on March 10, 2024, facing felony larceny by employee charges after allegedly stealing 60 lottery tickets from her employer, Circle K. …

in a sweeping crackdown across the Trichy district, police arrested 38 individuals, including a known lottery history-sheeter, for operating an illegal lottery network. The arrests took place on Tuesday as …

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) – A 70-year-old man is facing murder charges following a deadly altercation over a lottery ticket in South Carolina. According to the Richland County Sheriff’s …

Kosciusko County, Ind. (WSBT) – Demarcus Bulger, a man from Kosciusko County, was arrested after allegedly stealing 91 lottery tickets from the Pak-A-Sak gas station in Warsaw. The tickets were …